think about united states navy in 1945. a professor at harvard wrote a wonderful piece for the naval institute and said the united states navy is in danger of going out of business. why is that? because the imperial japanese navy and german navy lie on the bottom of the pacific ocean. there is to challenge the united states navy. you have this enormous fleet of aircraft carriers floating in solitary with nothing to do. these the vocabulary to talk about why this big fleet exists and why congress needs to fund such a big fleet. what do you benchmark your efforts to against the future adversary when no adversary is on the horizon? the soviet navy does not come into its own until the 1960's. winning too big is a serious thing. when the united states navy declared history ended, the soviet navy you could look it up online -- they say we no longer need to fight in order to control the sea. we could assume the united states navy owns the sea. we could get this into a safe expanse and conduct humanitarian assistance. all the thing

think about the united states navy in 1945. a professor at harvard wrote a wonderful piece for the naval institute and said the united states navy is in danger of going out of business. why is that? because the imperial japanese navy and german navy lie on the bottom of the pacific ocean. there is no one to challenge the united states navy. you have this enormous fleet floating in solitary splendor with nothing to do. the vocabulary to talk about why this big fleet exists and why congress needs to fund such a big fleet. what do you benchmark your efforts to prepare against a future adversary when no adversary is on the horizon? the soviet navy does not come into its own until the 1960's. winning too big is a serious thing. in 1991, when the united states navy declared history ended, the soviet navy you could look it up online -- they say we no longer need to fight in order to control the sea. we can assume the united states navy owns the sea. thus we can convert this into a safe expanse and conduct humanitarian assistance. all

this is directly applicable to today's united states navy. as i talk to you in the next few montt, the royal navy indulged its worst successes at the battle of trafalgar in 1805, and it paid a heavy price for its cultural malaise in 1916 providing a lesson they think carries forward to today. our navy has fallen into some of the same vices as our british ally from a century ago and history warn us of the consequences in no uncertain terms. it's up to us in the sea services to see and act upon this lesson, readying ourselves for the competitions that we are in and likely to be in for some time to come. that is the idea from the great war that i would like to explore with you in the next few minutes. so having stated my bottom line to you, how do i get to that bottom line? well, let's start not at world war i, but with one of the masters of science fiction. the great robert heineline, who in 1960 said politics really doesn't matter. basically and politically speaking the human race divides into two groups of people. the first group wants to exe

think about the united states navy in 1945. the great sea deceased professor at harvard wrote a wonderful piece. they said the united states navy is in danger of going out of business. why is that? because the imperial japanese navy and the german navy lie on the bottom of the pacific ocean and the atlantic ocean. there's no one to challenge the united states navy and thus you have this enormous fleet of aircraft carriers, battle ships, and so forth floating in solitary splendor with nothing to do. this denies the navy of vocabulary to talk about why the big fleet exists. how do you explain to congress why you need massive appropriations to fund such a fleet. also, what do you benchmark your efforts to prepare a future adversary against when no adversary is yet on the horizon. soviet navy doesn't come into its own until the '60s. winning too big is is a serious thing. i think we did the same thing in 1991 when the united states navy and marine corps. declared that history ended. the soviet navy was now literally -- you can look

there is to challenge the united states navy. you have this enormous fleet floating in solitary with nothing to do. these the vocabulary to talk about why this big fleet exists and why congress needs to fund such a big fleet. what do you benchmark your efforts to against the future adversary when no adversary is on the horizon? the soviet navy does not come into its own until the 1960's. winning too big is a serious thing. when the united states navy declared history ended, the soviet navy you could look it up they say we no longer need to fight in order to control the sea. we could assume the united states navy owns the sea. we could get this into a safe conduct humanitarian assistance. all the things navy exists to do. we will not have to face a challenge her to do that. this is when we start to see the wartimetates navyy's capacity, something we are trying to put to rise today as we face off against a resurgent russian navy, the chinese navy that has concentrated at any stage we have dispersed. it is a serious power on the ris

as i think the american c services namely the united states navy, the united states marine corps and also the coast guard can learn from the conflict that we are commemorating studying at this event. now with the obvious exception of people in this room, i would say that world war i is a forgotten war. and i think that is a shame. the great war teaches us a wealth of lessons relevant to contemporary day if we only care to look. and although they think of this conflict as a grinding ground war that reached a century next week, it has some lessons for navies as well. in fact i would say a long rank it along world war ii in the pacific as lessons for naval warfare. in that sense i would like to explore an offbeat seeming idea with you in the next 40 minutes and therefore i get out of studying the degree of or. namely this, in my field of international relations we are often times saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. this is an idea about formation and evolution of coalitions. i would put it to you that in a very real sense that you can actually take a different tack on that a

on his 18th birthday six months after pearl harbor, he enlisted in the united states navy and became only one of the youngest air eightors in the history of the navy. he was discharged one month after japan's surrender but he never stopped serving america. there's a book entitled "fly boys" which tells the story of the squadron which george herbert walker bush was a part of and the deadly mission they were given in the south pacific. he flew in 58 missions as a navy pilot and in this particular assignment he was shot down and two of his crew were killed in that confrontation. fortunately for us and for him, he was rescued by a submarine and there is that grainy black and quhite film of his being fished out of the ocean by that american submarine and his life saved that is still >> inspiration to this day. as the 341st president of the united states and father of the 43rd president he was the linchpin of a political dynasty that spanned four generations. he already had a lifetime of public service before he game president. as a kks congressman and ambassador to the united states onboa

on his 18th birthday six months after pearl harbor, he enlisted in the united states navy and became one of the youngest aviators in the history of the navy. he was discharged one month after japan's surrender but he never stopped serving america. there's a book entitled fly boys which tells the story of the squadron which george herbert walker bush was part of. and the deadly mission they were given in the south pacific. he flew some 58 missions as a navy pilot. in this particular assignment he was shot down and two of his crew were killed in that confrontation. fortunately for us and for him, he was rescued by a submarine, and there is that grainy, black and white film of his being fished out of the ocean by that american submarine and his life saved that is still an inspiration to this day. as the 41st president of the united states and the father of the 43rd president, he was the linchpin of a political dine dynasty that -- that spanned four generations. he already ha a lifetime of public service. as a text congressman and ambassador to the united nations, envoy to china, directo

states navy on -- he enlisted in the united states navy on his 18th birthday. he became the nation's youngest naval aviator and was sent to the south pacific where his story almost ended. september 1944 on a bombing raid over chich ijima, his aircraft was hit, his engine caught fire, he still managed to hit his target before bailing out and being rescued by american forces after some four hours at sea. all told he flew 58 combat missions and for his bravery under fire he earned the distinguished flying cross which would have been enough honor for any american life, but george herbert walker bush was just getting started. after he came home he staked his claim to a booming post war america by making a name for himself in the oil business. for four years he walked these halls as a congressman from houston. president nixon took notice of the young texan and asked him to be our ambassador to the united nations. he led our party during a tumultuous time for the presidency, and after earning the respect of another president, he did the work of a diplomat, as the firs

states navy is doing. if you look at oceana, what china is doing to put liaisons in different parts out there, it could be an important mission. the coast guard cutter has a little more accessibility, the counterparts. once we turn the platform over navy under the federal police and the chinese militia which is an interesting nonmilitary group that seems to have ties to central chinese military authority, doing some aggressive things. we hope the coast guard will set the bar appropriate internationally recognized standard of behaviors for coast guard across the globe so it will be interesting. we are excited about getting into that mission space in the coming year. to the next slide. we talked about the polar, just got back from a 4-month appointment in the arctic, medium capable icebreaker. she did support for the office of naval research for the national science foundation, national ocean atmospheric work from there so three science customers, quite a difference in capabilities. the star can breakthrough

after the japanese attacked pearl harbor in december of 1941 he enlisted it the united states navy on his 18th birthday. on receiving his wings he became the youngest naval aviator and was sent to the south pacific where his story almost ended. isn't 1944 on a bombing raid his aircraft was hit, his engine caught fire but he managed to hit his target before bailing out and being rescued. he flew 58 combat missions. for his bus driverryr bravery he earned the distinguished flying cross. he was just getting started. after he came home he staked his claim it booming post-war america by making a name for himself in the oil business. four years he walked these halls as a congressman from houston. president nixon asked him to be our ambassador to the united nations and led our party during tumultuous time and he did the work of a diplomat as the first united states envoy to china and led the c.i.a. then then, for eight years george herbert walker bush served as the 43rd vice president of the united states. i'm told as he was preparing to become vice president he joked about the job saying he

he spoke at an event hosted by the navy league of the united states. this is about 50 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. if i could please get your attention. good morning. good morning, everyone. it is my pleasure as national president of the navy league to be with all of you here this morning. it is a privilege to welcome our special guest today, the 26th commandant of the u.s. coast guard and navy league's good friend, admiral carl schultz. admiral schultz, it is truly an honor to have you join us for this month's special topic breakfast. i would also like to welcome our other flag and general officers as well as other distinguished guests joining us this morning. thank you and welcome to the many industry executives and navy league members who are also here with us today. general dynamics is pleased to sponsor this special topic breakfast. these events are important venues for the defense industry to interface with government professionals. we thank you for your participation and we thank them for their support. now back to our special guest and o

joining us, the united states navy band, and the young brigette in lighting the capitol christmas tree. on friday, and author with her book on how feminism lost touch. and on saturday, the view from flyover country. chris withay, author american overdose. join us for authors week each morning this week on washington journal. ♪ >> the united states senate, a uniquely american institution legislating and carrying out sincetutional duties 1789. on wednesday, january 2, c-span takes you inside the senate. learning about the legislative body and is in formal workings. we will look at the history of conflict and compromise with original interviews. >> arguing about things and taking them around and having great debates is a thoroughly american thing. >> key moments in history and unprecedented access allowing us to bring cameras into the center -- the senate chamber during the session. follow the l of the aleutian -- follow the evolution of the senate in its modern era. including investigation. conflict and compromise, a c-span original production. explore the history, tradition, and role

two fans of the kings had a ladies and gentlemen, from overseas from the united states navy, surprising his mom and his sisters, make some noise , austin. >> it's okay. you can cry. he came home from being deployed. it is just in time for chrisman during the kings game you can see how mom and the sisters are overcome with emotion. she is hugging her son for the first time in months. >>> meeting santa claus is a special experience. for those are deaf in the bay area, one santa claus makes it more magical. alyssa tells us about a santa claus who is good in sign language and a family that make sure the daughter sees him every year. >> reporter: robin captured this video of the daughter visiting santa at walnut creek plaza. sophie is deaf. santa understands her. he tapped her arm and began using sign language. we met up with sophie and her parents who are deaf with the help of an asl interpreter. the family says they came across the santa when she was a baby. >> i went shucking. we sought santa claus. let's get picture he started signing are you deaf. that is how i fanned him. >> this is a

he enlisted in the united states navy on his 18th birthday. he became the nation's youngest naval aviator and was sent to the south pacific, where his story almost ended. september 1944, on a bombing raid, his aircraft was hit, his engine caught fire, but he managed to hit his target before bailing out and being rescued by american forces after four hours at sea. he flew 58 combat missions, and earned the distinguished flying cross, which would have been enough honor for any american life. george herbert walker bush was just getting started. after he came home, he staked his claim to a booming postwar america by making a name for himself in the oil business. for four years, he walked to these halls as a congressman. president nixon asked him to be our ambassador to the united nations. he led the party during a tumult time for the presidency. he did the work as a diplomat as the first united states envoy to china and lead the cia. for eight years, he served as the 43rd vice president of the united states. i was told that, as he was preparing, h

states navy on his 18th birth rate. on receiving his wings, he became the nation's youngest aviator and was sent to the south pacific where his story almost ended. raidmber 1944 on a bombing , his aircraft was hit. his engine caught fire. he still managed to hit his target before bailing out and being rescued by american forces after some four hours as he. all told, he flew 58 combat missions and for his bravery under fire he earned the distinguished flying cross which would've been enough honor for any american life. but george herbert walker bush was just getting started. stakede came home, he his claim to a booming postwar america i making a name himself in the oil business. her four years he walked these halls as a congressman from houston. ofsident nixon took notice the young texan and asked him to be our ambassador to the united nations. he led our party during a tumultuous time for the presidency and after earning the respect of another president, he did the work of a diplomat as first united states envoy to chin

he enlisted in the united states navy on his 18th birthday. on receiving his wings, he became the nation's youngest naval aviator and was sent to the south pacific, where his story almost ended. september 1944, on a bombing raid, his aircraft was hit, his engine caught fire, but he managed to hit his target before bailing out and being rescued by american forces after four hours at sea. he flew 58 combat missions, and earned the distinguished flying cross, which would have been enough honor for any american life. george herbert walker bush was just getting started. after he came home, he staked his claim to a booming postwar america by making a name for himself in the oil business. for four years, he walked to these halls as a congressman. president nixon asked him to be our ambassador to the united nations. he led the party during a tumultuous time for the presidency. he did the work as a diplomat as the first united states envoy to china and lead the cia. for eight years, he served as the 43rd vice president of the united states. i was told

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states navy on his 18th birthday. on receiving his wings, he became the nation's youngest naval aviator and was sent to the south pacific where his story almost ended. 19, -- 1944, his aircraft was hit and his engine caught fire, but he still managed to hit his target before bailing out and being rescued by american forces after some four hours at saint. -- at sea. he earned the thing wished shed flyingistingui cross. george herbert walker bush was just getting started. home, he may a name for himself in the oil business -- made a name for himself in the oil business. he walked these calls as a congressman from houston. he was asked to be the ambassador to the united nations and let us during a tumultuous time for the presidency. after earning the respect of another president, he became a envoy toand evoy -- china and led the cia. president of 41st the united states. he once joked about the job saying that there was " nothing substitute to do it all -- do at all." [laughing] records, during set the standard as a sound

joining speaker ryan, the oregon delegation, in the foresters the , united states navy band, and the young brigette in lighting the capitol christmas tree. ♪ >> tonight on c-span, president barack obama will secretary of state james baker, and presidential historian john meacham on leadership and public service. >> one of the things you discover as president is that the post world war ii order that by fdr andcted truman and eisenhower and george , that that basic notion liberal in not partisan terms, but a pluralistic liberal market-based democracy andsed those sets of universal principles. democratic and republican leaders believed in those things. that is the running thread 1945 all the way through reagan. ideaswere certain regardless how it was viewed, whether this was far right or yout, certain ideals assumed you had to follow. because that was part of american leadership in the world and it was part of what made us a great country. those are now being contested. in part because of the fact we don't have this common base of information, and i think that the biggest challenge we

the united states, no army, navy or air force. i think it is a mistake to under estimate a man. >> all i know is the united states is the industrial phenomenon of the world. two in war, we need manpower. this number is limited. the number of men necessary for fight,ion with which to the ratio of workers to soldiers is fixed. >> have you ever considered the possibility of foreign labor? american women? >> [laughter] tom. statisticsy some about the women of america. last year, they spent more than the united states navy. more for stockings than the united states air force spent. >> was her lovers, loafers. pleasure lovers, loafers. soldiers,ined like and are now producing the goods for our soldiers. this, i accepted. the moment was right. the world war has begun. states,e, in the united they began to operate factories that appeared overnight. how was it possible for america and be an perfection army? frommazing reports came in the united states. >> the answer was that 20% of industrial manpower was woman power. legions of american w

i served 10 years in the united states navy as a helicopter pilot and the russian policy expert. i served again in new jersey at the us attorney's office. after a lifetime of service i decided the best way i could continue my service to my country and new jersey was to run for congress because i'm not just concerned about what is happening now. i'm concerned about the future of new jersey because i have four kids. and i believe we should get good legislation passed in congress. and quality and affordable healthcare, working to bring costs down in healthcare system. to grow our economy now, and to get the mission accomplished. >> miss cheryl was joined by jeff andrew who will represent new jersey at second district, he was elected to the new jersey state senate in 2007 after previous terms in the general assembly on the county board and as mayor, he is a dentist by profession. andy kim will represent new jersey after district. .. this was part of a daylong event hosted by the national judicial college.

in 1906, the day after the earthquake and fire the united states navy show up at the foot of van ness avenue here with 1,000 firefighters and five miles of hose. they used those massive desem engines to pump the saltwater that stopped the fire or we would have lost the entire western edition only 14% of the city was saved. in 1989 a system created in 1906 the auxiliary water supply and portable water supply system that went online six days before the earthquake saved a repeat. for the fire department pumped 5.5 million-gallons of saltwater to stop the fire. you have one you have the biggest housing units in the city. there are six engine companies and 24 firefighters and 10 people. no saltwater, no diesel pumps. we expect 34 firefighters to stop the fire in the sun set richmond district that is impossible. the bodies lost in paradise and the camp fire were horrified 83 people were killed. we lost 500 people on sixth street between howard and harrison who burned alive when there was no water to stop the fire. the only thing to stop the fire is massive diesel pumps and saltwater. these

states navy. there's personal information of more than 100,000 united states navy personnel so extensive hacking of the u.s. navy. >> so we've seen public denouncements like this before is there any action that could back china into a corner and put added pressure on xi jinping >> this is action, this is the united states department of justice saying we have the goods, we have the receipts in terms of who the officials who were were involved in this behavior, the companies, entities they worked for inside china, we know this was authorized by the chinese government and if we get our hands on these people will will try them in a court of law so for the two people charged here today, this means they won't travel outside china any time soon because there will be an interpol warrant out for their ar vote the second they leave chinese borders, if they want to go on vacation or travel internationally, they won't be able to do that, that might seem like a minor inconvenience but ultimately the chinese ar

there hypothetical enemy is the united states navy. the japanese navy's tradition -- traditional mission is to fight a fleet battle against the american navy. you have to keep these historical factors in mind when you think about the army and navy of japan because these factors really determined, for example, the equipment, the training, the focus of their planning, really everything. certainresults in a allrservice tension because militaries are bureaucratic institutions. in japan's case, you get many examples of where institutional interests drive their stances against each other and what their -- what they are emphasizing at any particular moment. you have to keep these historical factors in mind. the army was going to fight a ground war and in the case of the navy, it is the pacific ocean. they are looking at the pacific ocean, it is the american navy edit is a decisive fleet battle. in mind, if you look , you have toc war think, what is the navy's strategy? the strategy is to fight a decisive fleet battle against the americans and

president bush flew 58 combat missions for the united states navy. the south will probably be heard all over the island. if you want to watch it, we are live streaming it on the ktvu facebook page. >>> eight story on wall street, the stock market is taking a big hit. >> it has been a wild ride. the dow jones was down nearly 800 points but the game back some of the early losses. we are live with more on what to expect in the future. >> it dropped about 800 points. the market has bounced back since then. let's look at the board. the dow is now 1.33 percentage points. the nasdaq is down half a percentage point at the s&p is down 1.25. the market is responding to concerns that the relationship between the u.s. and china may break down. that could impact growth around the world. this comes after the canadian police arrested the chinese co. he is the chief financial officer and the daughter of the founder, the charges against the 46-year-old was not disclosed but officials are investigating the company for possibly violating sanctions against iran. the u.s

they are increasing the capability of the united states navy, and this shows what we are investing in our people. the taxpayers provide us with the treasury did return, we must protect them from the risks associated with an ever-changing world. we owed to them to ensure every dollar that we invest as they return on mortality. we must do this to fulfill to them. we have more examples of efforts to to increase readiness. while we have been focused on addressing the root cause issues that we face, you should be aware we are making systemic changes that will take time to banning fully moved the wheel in order to affect the goal we must have consistent funding. any breaking i and that consistency will have dire effects on the process that we have made to date. we appreciate the support and the committee and on behalf of the finest marines, sailors we look forward to your questions. >> thank you mr. secretary. i understand that you also have an opening statement. you are recognized. >> ranking member, thank you for inviting me to discuss the body of work. i will break my statement into two

on his 18th birthday, george herbert walker bush and listed in the united states navy becoming the latest aviator in the navy. after one such mission in 1944, his plane's engine was set ablaze by enemy fire forcing him to bail out over the ocean. bush reportedly wondered "why have i been spared and what did god have been store for me? successful in the oil business, the u.s. congressman, the ten semester to the united nations and the chairman of the republican national committee. also the ambassador to china, the director of the cia served eight years as ronald reagan's oil vice president as one of the most successful presidencies in victory. history. george h.w. bush had one of the most notable resumes in the history of the u.s. but his personal life was even more impressive, along with his beloved wife, barbara, a 70 plus years. he was a parent to six children including former president and former governor, grandfathered to 17 17 and a great-grandfatho eight. through it all he never forgot the brave men and women in this country that protect us every single day and make everything possi

. >> four days after bush graduated on his 18th birthday, he enlisted in the united states navy. >> i knew fact certain that i wanted to serve duty, honor, country. but, again, i hate telling you this, because i don't want to be sounding like i'm different. i'm not. >> september 2nd, 1944. the day that would end up defining the war for 20-year-old george h.w. bush. he was a navy pilot getting ready to fly off the aircraft carrier. >> we went to the briefing roonl. the mission was to attack a radio station on the island. >> on a spectacularly sunny day in june 2002, president bush returned to the place where he almost lost his life. a remote island 700 miles off the coast of japan. >> now, how do we thank all these people? >> very nice. thank you. i want to get a picture. >> it's a fly speck. about twice the size of central park. today it is a sleepy natural paradise with less than 2,000 residents. >> it's also home to countless relics of world war ii. this is all that remains of the main radio installation on the island. >> that will open it up. >> it was the key target of bush's bomb

ladies and gentlemen, just returning from overseas, from the united states navy, surprising his mom and his sisters, make some noise, austin. >> he returned from a deployment just in time for christmas during the game against the pelicans. his mom is overcome with emotion as she hugs her son for the first time in months. >>> meeting santa is a special experience but for deaf children, this santa makes the visit more magical. we hear about a santa from walnut creek that speaks in san language in the family that makes her daughter see him every year. >> reporter: this is a touchy video visiting santa at the walnut creek plaza. she is deaf but santa understands her. he taps her arm and uses sign language. we met up with sophie and her family he was deaf at the hayward home with a help from interpretive. they ran across this santa when she was a baby. >> we went shopping. we saw santa claus. let's get a picture with santa and he signed. are you deaf ? >> yes. that is how i found him i accident. >> reporter: this is a visit from the first visit. they see him every christmas. >> you feel as i

states navy on his 18th birthday. on receiving his wings, he became the nation's youngest naval aviator and was sent to the south pacific where his story almost ended. september 1944 on a bombing raid over cheechajima, his aircraft was hit, his engine caught fire, but still managed to hit his target before baling out and being rescued by american forces after some four hours at sea. all told, he flew 58 combat missions. and he earned the distinguished flying cross, which would have been enough honor for any american life. but george herbert walker bush was just getting started. after he came home, he staked his claim to a booming post war america by making a name for himself in the oil business. for four years, he walked these halls as a congressman from houston. president nixon took notice of the young texan and asked him to be an ambassador to the united nations. he led a party during a tumultuous time for the presidency, and after earning the respect of another president, he did the work of a diplomat as the first

states navy, not abiding the idea of another man standing in his place, this determination to serve would take him to the most horrific battles in the pacific and back in 92 he wasn't supposed to talk about that. >> it was a different time in 92, 92 is closer to 42 then 92 is today in terms of definitions of public morality and values and you nailed it. i was raised this way. you do not brag about your self even if you can do it, you don't do it. it is not becoming. it is unseemly to do so. the bushes if anything were that and you are right. they had a believe that the office was bigger than the man. george w. bush, i routinely asked him why are you not fighting back against some of these insidious personal insults? he said because i'm not going to sully the office and take it down to where politics is today. i said you are letting down a lot of people that voted for you but that is the way they were raised. not bragging and not talking about things you had done, i think in those days it was thought that those great achievements and accomplishments would speak for you, that they wou

states navy on his 18th birthday. on receiving his wings, he became the nation's youngest naval aviator, and was sent to the south pacific, where his story almost ended. september 1944, on a bombing raid, his aircraft was hit. his engine caught fire. but he still managed to hit his target before bailing out and being rescued by american forces after some four hours at sea. all told, he flew 58 combat missions, and for his bravery under fly, he earned the distinguished flying cross, which would have been enough honor for any american life, but george herbert walker bush was just getting started. after he came home, he staked his claim to a booming post-war america by making a name for himself in the oil business. for four years, he walked these halls as a congressman from houston. president nixon took notice of the young texan and asked him to be our ambassador to the united nations. he led our party during a tumultuous time for the presidency, and after earning the respect of another president, he did the work of a di

he is a navy pilot by trade. go navy. is a retired captain of the united states navy. he's also a veteran astronaut of and what we and 12 are celebrating tonight, apollo 8. he's even more famous for that movie called apollo 13. ladies and gentlemen, my good friend, captain jim lovell. [applause] mr. lovell: thank you for that kind introduction. you have laid out quite a future plan for our space activities. summer of 1968. in an unpopular war in vietnam. student uprisings and the assassination of two prominent americans. the me too movement was just beginning with angry women threatening to burn their bras the street were on corners. i finished my second spaceflight 1960 six.r, i was looking forward to being involved in the apollo program. i did not pay any attention to what was happening outside nasa's gate. januaryrous fire in 1967 on the apollo 1 complex killed three friends and delayed apollo for 10 months. commitment to land on the moon by the end of the decade was in jeopardy. my next assignment was apollo 8. 1968, twofor december check out the newly developed lu

they may squeeze the united states navy out of the post which routinely posts drills. u.s. officials privately concerned that sensitive infrastructure matters have not been properly vetted by israel's full national security cabinet prior to approval. and let's not overlook the united efforts of both china and russia when it comes to the national security. according to the reports, those two countries are working together on experiments to modify the atmosphere which could turn weather into weapons. creating natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes. that is the goal. the frequencies generated by the weapons would also affect human brain function. and what may be most concerned to the government accountability office, the united states tonight, is unable to defend against russia and chinese hypersonic weapons. they report finding quote - china and russia pursuing hypersonic weapons because of their speed, altitude and maneuverability which may defeat most missile defense systems and they may be used to improve long-range, conventional and nuclear strike capabiliti

there hypothetical enemy is the united states navy. the japanese navy's traditional mission is to fight a battle against the american navy. i think you have to keep this historical fact there the traditional aspect in mind when you think about the army and navy of japan because these factors really determine the four structures, equipment, training and the focus on their planning, really everything and also as a result of the tension, all militaries are bureaucratic institutions. in japan's case you had many examples where the institutional interest drove the staff against each other and what they are emphasizing at any particular moment. you do have to keep those historical factors in mind and they were fighting a ground war on the plains of manchuria. in the case of the navy it is the pacific ocean and it is the american navy and the decisive sleep that way. now, with these in mind, if you look at the war, you have to think was the navy's strategy? the traditional strategy was to fight a clean battle against the americans. in order t

. >> reporter: on his 18th birthday he enlisted in the united states navy. >> i knew fact certain that i wanted to serve. duty, honor, country. i hate telling you this because i don't want to sound like i'm different. i'm not. >> reporter: september 2nd, 1944, the day that would with end up define thing war for george h.w. bush. he was a neighbory pilot, getting ready to fly. >> we were told what our mission would be. the mission was to attack a radio station on the island. >> reporter: on a spectacularly sunny day on june, 2002, president bush returned to the place where he almost lost his life. a remote island 700 miles off the coast of japan. >> now, how do we thank all these people? >> very nice. thank you. >> today is a sleepy, natural paradise with fewer than 2,000 residents. but it's also home to countless relics of world war ii. this is all that remains of the main radio installation on the island. it was the key target of bush's bomber squadron. bu started with with the radio tower in his sites. >> the minute we started, angry puffs of antiaircraft fire and they were all over

states navy even at that age she could not buy the idea of another man standing in his place in the defense of . this determination to serve were taken for some of the most horrific battles in the pacific. and yet, he wasn't supposed to talk about that. >> shannon, it was a different time. it was a different time and 92 and 42. 92 is closer to 42, in terms of the definition of public morality and values. you nailed it. the one thing -- i was raised this way. we do not brag. you do not brag about yourself. even if you can do it, you don't do it. it is not becoming, it is unseemly to do so. the bushes if anything without it. you are right, they had a belief that the office was bigger than the man. george w. bush, i routinely asked him why are you not fighting back against some of these just an insidious personal insults? he said, i will not sully the office and take it down to the gutter of her politics are today. i said, you are letting down a lot of people that voted for you. that is just the way they were raised. not bragging and talking about things that you have done. in those da

from the united states navy. surprising his mother and his sister. makes noise, austin crop. >> reporter: crop came home from being deployed overseas for nine months, just in time for christmas during last night kings game against the pelicans, you can see his mother just overcome with emotion, as she hugs her son for the first time in months. >> what better gift than that, right? but that is the ultimate christmas gift. >>> i was get choked up when i see that maybe just a little. >>> every week we will be highlighting some of the athletic abilities of children and teenagers 18 and under the segment we call that kid has game. this week we want you to make nine-year-old phoenix, the amazing young skateboarder is originally from australia but his family lives in fremont now, the kid has some game, take a look. >> fearless. >> he holds up his own skateboard but his favorite our ramps. >> he's already been in several competitions, most recently in the grind for life series in florida and texas, the series winter for his age group, right now, he's trying

a 6-year-old named zander had one big wh for santa, that his uncle jimmy who serves in the united states navy would come home to east freedom, pennsylvania, for christmas. take a look at what's under the tree. >> whoa. >> what is it? >> oh, my god! >> umyle j made it home. zander's aunt jayden posted the video to social media this week with the message my nephew got to unwrap the only christmas gift he asked for a few days early. his reaction broke my heart. i can't get enough of ithat. >> o better than the next. they're all so equally special. >> i want to know how long uncle jimmy had to wait? i hope i wasn't too long. >> it was a little tight in there. he can handle it. >>> o next high goes to a new jersey man we met back in july when he posted a video to instagram of him dancing with his toddler son in a moment that became one of e viral videos the year. ♪ ♪ne >> k thomas you'll remember danced to sierra's song "level up" to celebrate the news christian who has a form of acute leukemia and down's syndrome was welnough to leave the hospital temporarily after chemotherapy treatment

he is a navy pilot by trade. go navy. jim lovell is a retired captain of the united states navy. he's also a veteran astronaut of gemini seven and 12 and what we are celebrating tonight, apollo 8. he's even more famous for that movie called apollo 13. ladies and gentlemen, my good friend, captain jim lovell. [applause] mr. lovell: thank you for that kind introduction. you have laid out quite a future plan for our space activities. it was the summer of 1968. the country was in an unpopular war in vietnam. student uprisings and the assassination of two prominent americans. the me too movement was just beginning with angry women threatening to burn their bras and hippies were on the street corners. i finished my second spaceflight in november, 1966. i was looking forward to being involved in the apollo program. i did not pay any attention to what was happening outside nasa's gate. a disastrous fire in january 1967 on the apollo 1 complex killed three friends and delayed apollo for 10 months. commitment to land on the moon by the end of the decade was in jeopardy. my next assignment

ladies and gentlemen, judge returning from overseas, from the united states navy surprising his mom and sister, make some noise, austin crop. >> a lot of hugging there. two fans of the sacramento king, they played and game of white elephant on the halftime of the game. austin came home from being deployed mother completely overcome with emotion as she hugs her son for the first time in months. >>> governor jerry brown has denied a request to commute the prison ten tense. he has -- sentence. the brother was not on the list, napoleon brown has served nearly 20 years of a 44 year sentence for manslaughter. it consists of a robbery of a johnny rockets robbery in san francisco. he pushed a woman out of 9 car and she was -- the car and she was hit and killed by a vehicle. it was a tough decision, and she knew it was a tough position because it might appear that she was asking for leniency on behalf of her family. >>> this mailed a dent. it was the worst christmas eve ever, the dow fell 600 points and the nasdaq down 140 and the s&p lost 65, that's more than 2% for hall three of the major inde

they are increasing the capability of the united states navy and it shows what we are investing in our people. the american taxpayers provide us with a treasure and in return, we must protect them from the risk associated with an ever-changing world. we owe it to them to ensure that every single dollar that we invest as a return on lethality. we must do this to fulfill our oath to them. we have more examples of our efforts put forth to increase readiness and lethality. while we have been focused on addressing root cause based, you should be aware that we are making systemic changes that will take time to meaningfully move the needle. in order to affect our goals, we must, ladies and gentlemen, we must have consistent funding. any breaking in that consistency will have dire effects on the process and progress that we have made today. we appreciate the support and the oversight of this committee and on behalf of the world's finest marines, sailors we look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mr. secretary, mr. pendleton i understand you also have an opening statement. >> yes, sir . g

on his 18th birthday, he turned 18, graduated from high school and joined the united states navy. on that saturday. >> and he enlisted in the navy instead of going to college right away? >> exactly. and tried to go to canada for a different reason than later generations. the royal canadian air force would let you sign up if you were 17. he looked into joining the fight against hitler even before he was legally able to do so. >> wow. susan page, what did family mean to george h.w. bush? >> i think family meant everything to george h.w. bush. and that he was -- he was building a career, first, in the oil business and then in politics so he was gone allot but he adored his children and his children adored him. and one reason he was such a good partnership between george and barbara bush is she kept those home fires burning. she raised those kids at a time when he was spending a lot of time with his career but also a family man. he was bitter -- bitter after losing re-election in 1992. and the thing that wiped away any last vestige of bitterness was when his children started to succee